Saving Grace Ch.-1 NYC

'I always knew he would be famous' I thought to myself on a plane headed to New York. I was reading a magazine about Justin Bieber. And the funny thing is, I knew him before he was famous.

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I remember when he lived in Stratford, back when both of our families struggled with finances. Then he got discovered, was signed with Usher, and left. After my dad lost his job, my parents knew I didn't have a future in Stratford. So we salvaged up all of our money, and they put on a plane to New York. My mom's friend owned a floral shop there, and she agreed to be my legal guardian, and let me work there part-time, while I saved money for college.But, I was really hoping to find Justin in New York City. I knew he 'lived' in Atlanta, but I also knew he was traveling the world. Hopefully, he returns to New York soon.

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I settled into my bedroom in Anne's (my mom's friend) apartment. And the work hours were short so the job wasn't too hard. Once on a slow day at the shop, I decided to ask Anne a couple questions.

"So, how long have you owned this shop?"

"Oh, 6 months now"

"Cool, um do celebrities ever stop by to get flowers?"

She laughed a little. "Well it did happen one time"

"Imma tell ya one time..", I said under my breath. "Who was it?", I spoke up.

"Well, it was raining and it just so happened that Justin--"

"Bieber?!", I asked. I just couldn't hold it in.

"No sweetie, Justin Timberlake."

"Oh..", I said, "Wait, you met Justin Timberlake?"

"Yeah, it's a small world you know", she answered dreamily.

"I hope so", I said quietly.
"Bieber?!",